Has anyone tried any of the at-home treatments for anxiety/panic attacks?

I was looking through the web and it looks like some of the options are Conquering Stress, Panic Portal and the Linden Review. I was wondering if anyone could recommend any of these or other ones, and tell me about them. I have panic attacks and social anxiety disorder. I am overcoming the social anxiety disorder but the panic attacks seem to be increasing and becoming more severe. I have tried traditional therapy, which helped a little. I do not want to take prescription medications. I have tried a few and they just made me worse. In addition, if anyone has any tips on self-help for the onset/managment during a panic attack. Thanks!

Christine, first you must know what is the root cause of your anxiety/panic attacks. I agree with you that drugs will only mask the root cause and will not resolve the root cause that is still inside of you.

There is what is know as “anticipatory”, reaction to anxiety. When you feel an anxiety attack coming on you must do everything in your power to not allow the cause of the anxiety to take over your entire body. If this happens then you will have a full blown panic attack.

When you feel anxious or a panic attack coming on, your very first action is to try and think of someting beautlful, or do Yoga breathing exercise.. (Just breath through your nose, taking in as much air as you can hold). Don’t allow the the stomach muscles to force the air out. You want to control the air by letting it out as slow as possible through your mouth.

Practice this Yoga breathing exercise at home, so that you will get in the habit of doing it right. (Usualy two or three max., taking in all the air you can through your nose & letting it out very slow through your mouth will make you feel very relaxed.

I do it myself. An it works 100%.

A phobia of any kind, requires behavior modification, reality therapy or hypnosis. (If say you have been through therapy an it is obvious it did not work for you).

You must be conditioning your mind, with your social phobia, becasue you say that is getting better. (This means that you must be exposing yourself little by little with being around people.

Now you will have to try and find out why your panic attacks are increasing. As soon as you feel a panic attack coming on look around yourself, or think of what it is that is own your mind at that monent.. (Perhaps what is around you or what is on your mind at that given moment may be the cause of the panic attack).

Then if you find the cause, you will need to find an alternative solution to resolve the problem. This is what I do for my patients. I find out the root cause an I never tell them what they must do. I provide them with many alternative solutions and they must pick which one is best for them. If they ask me about the choice, I can tell them what is the light at the end of the tunnel.

Wish you all the best, as panic attacks are no fun. Plus I am proud of you that you will not let any psychiatrist put you on a controlled substance like Aprazolam, Tafil or Xanax. (All the same drug). Names depends on what country you reside in.

Clinical Psychiatrist, France

Excuse my english

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